Category Archives: Fire Risks

Trump’s West Coast Trifecta of Doom

Trump’s West Coast Trifecta of Doom Three environmental topics that I wanted to write about are now, in time and space, all connected, and all point to one villain: Trump. The three topics start with Trump’s toadying denial of climate … Continue reading

Posted in 2018 Midterm Election, Air Quality, Autos, CAFE Standards, California Housing Fires, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Donald Trump, EPA, Equivalent Electric Car Emissions, Fire Risks, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Houston Flooding, Hurricane Irma, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Trump Administration | Leave a comment

Live Action Report of PAC Spending for the CA 48th Congressional District

PAC Spending for the CA 48th Congressional District First, my motivational messages for why Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher is no longer representative of the 48th California District.  We start with the rising sea level and its projected damage to Newport … Continue reading

Posted in 2018 California Primary, California Democratic Primary, California Housing Fires, Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Dana Rohrabacher CA 48th, Fire Risks, Laguna Beach Flood Levels, Sea Level Rise, Summary of Climate Topics for Southern California, Tax Laws, Trump Tax Cuts | Leave a comment

Trump Asks for More Global Warming, and Other Catastrophes

Trump Asks for More Global Warming, and Other Catastrophes Trump can never really keep a secret. He eventually reveals everything. Trump tweeted for more global warming to heat up New York and D.C., where he wants more winter business for … Continue reading

Posted in Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal States, Donald Trump, Electric Power, Fire Risks, Houston Flooding, Paris Climate Agreement, Renewable Energy, Tax Laws, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change | Leave a comment

Trump’s Deregulated America of Fears

Trump’s Deregulated America of Fears It’s essentially a mathematical theorem, that if you remove regulations that were imposed to prevent harm, that bad things will happen.  Trump promised in the campaign, that for every new regulation, he would remove two.  … Continue reading

Posted in Climate Change, Climate Science, Donald Trump, Fire Risks, Infrastructure, Regulations, Tax Laws, Transportation, Trump on Climate Change | Leave a comment

My Disappointments with President Trump and the Republican Congress

My Disappointments with President Trump and the Republican Congress I have been avoiding commenting on daily Trump mayhem, but to the extent this blog has any historical value, I want to record briefly some of the ways that Trump or … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 Election, California Federal Funding, Clean Energy, Congress, Donald Trump, Fire Risks, Gun Control, Health Care, Politics, Russia, Trump Administration, Wealth | Leave a comment

Laguna Beach Natural Threats from Climate Change

Laguna Beach Natural Threats from Climate Change   While not a part of the Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement, we should review climate change related threats. The most common may be nature of heavy rains from atmospheric rivers, or so called … Continue reading

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We Can Achieve the Paris Agreement Even Without Trump

We Can Achieve the Paris Agreement Even Without Trump   The Washington Post argue that Trump should keep the US in the Paris Agreement, because it doesn’t cost us anything, and we can still act as an important world leader. … Continue reading

Posted in Affairs of State, California Water, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Coal, Coastal States, Donald Trump, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Fire Risks, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Politics, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Trump on Climate Change, Wind Energy | Leave a comment

UCI’s Jim Randerson’s Climate Projections to the Year 2300

UCI’s Jim Randerson’s Climate Projections to the Year 2300 Prof. James Randerson’s of UCI’s Earth System Science department spoke to our OLLI class on climate science projections out to the year 2300, and the current Trump administration effects on halting … Continue reading

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Exoplanets: Life, Civilization, Environmental Crises, Political Divisions, and Our Challenges

Exoplanets: Life, Civilization, Environmental Crises, Political Divisions, and Our Challenges This essay sounds rambling, because we are exploring the possibilities as we write. Other than redoing the title and adding this paragraph, we are not going to edit or change … Continue reading

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Artificial Intelligence, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Donald Trump, Exoplanets, Fire Risks, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Life in the Universe, Nuclear Energy, Politics, Renewable Energy, Trump on Climate Change | Leave a comment

Trump’s EPA and Climate Science

Trump’s EPA and Climate Science Trump just appointed one of the most environmentally dangerous lawyers to become Administrator of the EPA, Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s Attorney General. Yet there might be some hopes left. Like the transition team EPA member, Myron … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 Election, Autos, Climate Change, Coal, Donald Trump, Electric Power, Fire Risks, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydropower, Natural Gas, Ocean Acidification, Oil, Politics, Sea Level Rise, Solar Energy, Trump on Climate Change, Wind Energy | Leave a comment